Pictures: b spring fashion shoot

Bold colors. Delicate pastels. Color-blocking. Great Gatsby-inspired couture. This year's spring trends have left us breathless. Good thing that informed shopping won't leave you penniless.

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Maryland gardens warm up to tropical trend

Growers and garden centers are responding to a demand from homeowners for the luxurious foliage and lipstick colors of plants more suited to the South. And they are offering much more than the bread-and-butter varieties of hibiscus and mandevilla we are used to seeing in greenhouses.

Disrupted, insufficient sleep could lead to diabetes risk

Too little sleep — or disrupted sleep — seems to increase the risk of diabetes and obesity, scientists found during a recent lab experiment.

Former 'Desperate Housewives' actress tells court of 'wallop'

It started as normal Hollywood friction — an actress who wanted better lines and a writer annoyed by her suggestions. But the squabble on the "Desperate Housewives" set four years ago took an unusually nasty turn that led Thursday to a windowless downtown courtroom.